It will be a mixture of internal and external specialists. Unicredit says this follows on from the recent appointment of Finja Kütz as group chief transformation officer.
Kütz says it is an “exciting initiative which aims to actively deliver tangible and constructive solutions to yet unknown challenges”.
The board will meet quarterly to debate and review critical topics for the banking industry such as technology and data, consumer trends, fintech innovation, and security and risk mitigation, with the objective of “proposing tangible development opportunities” to the UniCredit CEO, as well as regularly debriefing the main board of directors.
